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Tips for tourists and newcomers

Mountain navigation: Why doesn't a smartphone replace a map?
Victorinox Swiss Army knife on a wooden table with a Pirin mountain background

Mountain Knife: Choosing Victorinox, Opinel or Morakniv?
Mountaineering equipment and the 10 most important survival items arranged on a wooden table

Mountain Equipment: The 10 Most Important Things for Safety in Pirin
Comparison between ski clothing and city clothing for Bansko

Bansko Dress Guide: A Complete Strategy for the Ski Slopes and the City
A skier tries to swim out of a falling avalanche using swimming movements

Avalanche! Survival Guide: What to Do if the Mountain Collapses
Summer view from a cable car towards a mountain road and Banderishka Polyana resort area in Pirin Mountain, surrounded by green forests.

Banderishka Polyana: A Complete Guide to the Heart of Pirin (Winter and Summer)
Cheerful company at an Après-ski party in Bansko with a view of Pirin Mountain and the ski slopes

Après-ski in Bansko: The art of celebrating life after the slopes
Traditional New Year's Eve meal in Bansko with kapama, Bansko starets and red wine in a tavern.

Survival Guide: New Year's Eve in Bansko and How to Be First on the Slope
A British passport and a smartphone on a table in a hotel room in Bansko, a symbol of document security.

Stolen Passport in Bansko: Carry It or Risk It (Lessons from the British Tourist Incident)
Menu in a restaurant in Bansko with unclear prices without currency

The Dark Side of the Resort: The Big Guide to Bansko Tourist Traps
A bill at a restaurant in Bansko with an unexpectedly high price in euros

Urgent: The new “Lev or Euro” scam? Tourist traps in Bansko (Season 25/26)
Winter shoes for ice and snow with deep grip on an icy street in Bansko.

Don't skate! A complete guide to choosing ice and snow shoes in Bansko